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Troy Ave is a restless independent rapper with his goals clearly outlined. Although the hustle is well-respected, how well does it, on top a robust social media presence (151K on Instagram, 63.5K on Twitter) translate into a lucrative career?

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It’s been a long time coming for your friendly neighborhood Harry Powder, affectionately known to fans as Troy Ave. After dozens of mixtapes, street singles, notable guest appearances and globetrotting performances, he’s readying the rollout for his official debut album, Major Without A Deal.

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Tech N9ne returns with the sequel to “Worldwide Choppers,” and it’s affectionately titled “Speedom (WWC2).”

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DJ EFN has banded together trios of unlikely collaborators on recent tracks. He continues that trend on “Who’s Crazy?,” featuring Scarface, Stalley, and Troy Ave.

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Brooklyn’s own Troy Ave provides fans with a visual for the remix of his street single “All About the Money,” featuring Rick Ross.

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Bronx rap veteran Fat Joe and Brooklyn’s own Troy Ave channel that classic New York City feel on a new track called “How U Luv Dat.”

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Multiple iterations of Troy Ave’s bubbling single “All About The Money” have hit the Internets, but not without some controversy around the song’s origin. Nevertheless, a new version of the bouncy tune surfaces, featuring Rick Ross and Jeezy.

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Troy Ave has a legitimate street heater in his piano-driven track “All About The Money,” which now features Rick Ross on the remix.

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By now, you guys know our mantra: a song begins reaching critical mass when the unsolicited remixes start pouring in. That said, Troy Ave snatches O.T. Genasis’ street heater “Coco” for his latest “Keymix.”

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We haven’t seen an upstart rapper exude confidence the same way Troy Ave does in a hot minute. However, the Brooklyn beat bomber may have been overstating things a bit when he suggested that he was the first MC who hailed from Brooklyn whose content predominately boasted of drug activity.

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Though the track is yet to truly bubble, Troy Ave may have a hit in his gritty street tune “All About The Money,” featuring Manolo Rose and Young Lito. The rapper pumps more fuel into the record via the official visual.

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One would think that promoting Paperwork: The Motion Picture album would be T.I.’s priority at the moment. The Kang, however, finds time to push a visual for Hustle Gang’s “Money On My Mind,” featuring crew members Spoodee and Yung Booke, as well as Troy Ave.